MOOREFIELD, Scotland — Ashleigh Buhay shot a 7-under 64 in the 3rd spherical Saturday to get by 5 pictures.
Now she will have to locate a way to comprehensive her initial major victory.
The South African led this match after the next round at Woburn in 2019 but finished fifth, her finest finish at a big.
Bouhai is in a extremely robust placement at Muirfield after a spherical that bundled eight birdies ahead of a bogey on the remaining gap, which gave her a 199 on 14.
Five of all those birdies came over the to start with 7 holes, but the most impressive came on the par-5 17th, when she hit a chip shot into the tough from the green.
It was the greatest round of the week even while the wind picked up to blow more powerful winds than the initially two times.
“You have to be ready to bend by yourself in excess of the back again to be able to strike that rating in those situations, so I thought I was 6 less than, not 7,” Buhai mentioned. “So I was 8 participating in the last 1, which I assume looking back on was most likely just one of the most effective rounds of golfing I’ve at any time performed.”
Japan’s Hinako Shibuno (66) and 2nd spherical leader Ji Chun (70) of South Korea tied for next. 7-time big winner Enby Park and Sweden’s Madeline Sagstrom are a further two pictures again.
Bouhai has a few wins on the European Tour but has never ever received an LPGA Tour function. But she also under no circumstances experienced a 5-shot direct likely into the remaining round.
She’s doing her greatest not to search forward, even though.
“I’m pretty very pleased of the way I stayed centered and serene [today]. That is all I test to command. I wasn’t thinking about the results,” Buhay stated. “No, when I was 12, I only observed the leaderboard for the to start with time when I was 13. And then I explained to myself, ‘Okay, effectively, you might be in a fantastic location. Now get again with you and target on what you want to do.'”
